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Lädt ... The Crows of Pearblossom (1967)von Aldous Huxley
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Mara read this to me this morning. Fun little quirky book. Never knew Aldous Huxley had written a children's book until one of the girls had found it at 2nd and Charles in their free bin and brought it home. Was a nice surprise and a fun read with my youngest (6). ( ) The Crows of Pearblossom, illustrated by Sophie Blackall Mrs. Crow's eggs always seem to disappear from her nest when she is out doing the afternoon shopping, and neither she nor Mr. Crow know why. The mystery is solved when she unexpectedly gets home early one day and discovers that the rattlesnake living at the base of the Crows' tree has been swallowing her potential offspring. Mrs. Crow informs Mr. Crow as soon as he gets home from work (at a drugstore), and he sets off (after a few snide remarks to his wife) to consult his friend Old Man Owl on how to proceed. The two avian friends hatch a plot involving some fake clay eggs, and one dead snake. Originally written in 1944 as a Christmas gift for his niece Olivia - it was first published in 1967, with artwork by Barbara Cooney, and then reprinted in this new 2011 edition with illustrations by Sophie Blackall - The Crows of Pearblossom is the only children's story that British novelist Aldous Huxley ever wrote. All in all, I think that's probably for the best. The story is a fairly standard exploration of the theme of cleverness triumphing over brute strength - the birds manage to outwit and kill the snake, instead of becoming his prey - but the interactions between Mr. and Mrs. Crow make it feel unpleasantly out-of-step with current values. Gender roles have moved on a bit from the 1940s, of course, but it isn't so much that - I read plenty of vintage books for both girls and boys that I find charming, despite the more traditional views on the differences between the sexes that they often contain - but the outright nastiness displayed by Mr. Crow toward his wife, that would make me hesitate to recommend it to today's young children. Asking a woman if she's upset because she's over-eaten seems cruel - the implication, I suppose, is that women are prone to hysteria, and are more governed by their bodies than men - while telling her multiple times to shut up is both disrespectful and rude. In short: whatever charm this story has - and its charm is greatly enhanced by Caldecott Medalist Sophier Blackall's gorgeous watercolor artwork - is more than balanced by its unpleasantness. I'm honestly not sure why it was reprinted... keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Als Frau Kr©Þhe einmal fr©ơher als ©ơblich ins heimische Nest zur©ơckkommt, ertappt sie die alte Klapperschlange, die unter den Baumwurzeln wohnt, auf frischer Tat - beim Eier-Klau. Da ist ihr mit einem Schlag klar, wo all die frisch gelegten Eier in letzter Zeit abgeblieben sind. Was tun? Der weise Uhu wei© Rat. Er und Herr Kr©Þhe fabrizieren 2 Schlammeier, h©Þrten sie fachgerecht und legen sie ins Nest. Gierig greift die Schlange zu, doch diese Mahlzeit bekommt ihr nicht, mehrfach verknotet bleibt sie zwischen den ©sten h©Þngen - eine wunderbare W©Þscheleine f©ơr das fortan mit vielen Kinderchen gesegnete Kr©Þhenpaar. Der ber©ơhmte Autor hat die Geschichte 1944 geschrieben, es ist sein einziger Text f©ơr Kinder geblieben. Mit den Bildern der bekannten Illustratorin ist daraus ein wunderbares Bilderbuch geworden. Wilharm hat die kleine Welt im Baum mit ihren dramatischen und komischen Ereignissen und den gro©en Gef©ơhlen voller Witz, Schwung und Einfallsreichtum in Szene gesetzt. Dabei spielt sie virtuos mit der Aufteilung der Seiten, lenkt den Blick mal aufs Detail, mal aufs Ganze. - Allen sehr empfohlen.. - Tagt©Þglich schl©Þngelt sich die alte Klapperschlange den Baum hoch zum Kr©Þhennest und verspeist das frisch gelegte Ei. Was tun? Der weise Uhu hat eine fabelhafte Idee. Ab 5. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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